A former Kalida High School teacher and coach must again be sentenced for the guilty verdicts of sexual offenses with students, a higher court has ruled.

The 3rd District Court of Appeals, Lima, unanimously said Monday a Putnam County judge did not sufficiently say why he imposed a maximum sentence, 10 years and six months in prison, upon Jeremy Stober.

A recent legal change requires trial judges make several comments before a maximum sentence.

Putnam County Common Pleas Judge Randall Basinger failed to properly say that at least two of Stober’s crimes were part of a pattern of conduct, according to the court.

Judge Basinger did say the harsher punishment is fair and necessary to protect the public, as required. He also alluded to a pattern, according to the appeals court.

A separate Ohio appeals court has ruled such an absence warrants resentencing. The 3rd District judges wrote that they have “no choice.”

“In this case, we are mindful of the fact that it seems obvious that there are multiple courses of conduct and multiple victims,” according to the decision.

Stober’s attorney, F. Stephen Chamberlain, said Tuesday he intends to use the court’s “narrow opportunity” to ask for a lower sentence.

Chamberlain said he must further review the decision before determining a requested sentence.